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Critics Consensus: Over Her Dead Body is DOA, Guess The Eye's & Strange Wilderness' Tomatometer!
Also: Miley Cyrus rocks the house.
by Tim Ryan | January 31, 2008
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This week at the movies, we've got creepy visions (The Eye, starring Jessica Alba), haunted romances (Over Her Dead Body, starring Paul Rudd and Eva Longoria Parker), woodland misadventures (Strange Wilderness, starring Steve Zahn and Allen Covert), and teen idols (Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert). What do the critics have to say?

In the world of romantic comedies featuring specters interfering in earthly affairs, pundits say Over Her Dead Body is DOA. When his fiancée (Eva Longoria Parker) dies on their wedding day, Henry (Paul Rudd) consults a psychic with whom he falls head over heels in love; little does he know the spirit of his dead flame is watching this new romance develop, and is none too pleased. Critics say Dead is several notches below Blithe Spirit and Heaven Can Wait in the supernatural romance sweepstakes, featuring uninspired performances and a script that lacks the energy and light touch to generate laughs. At 25 percent on the Tomatometer, the critics are over Her Dead Body. (Check out our interview with star Jason Biggs here.)


"From this point on, you're dead to me!"

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert is pretty long way from Stop Making Sense or Gimme Shelter. However, if you're a tween girl, you'll probably find that it's right up your alley. In Concert, the squeaky-clean star of the Disney Channel performs her hits, and the movie offers some backstage footage as well. Critics say Best of Both Worlds is reasonably involving; it's well-crafted, and Cyrus comes off as hard-working and likeable. Plus, it's a lot cheaper -- and offers more perspectives -- than Cyrus' live show. At 80 percent on the Tomatometer, Best of Both Worlds should please its target demographic -- and perhaps surprise some parents.

Reviews for The Eye were embargoed until the day of release, and Strange Wilderness wasn't screened at all. The Eye is the story of a blind woman (Jessica Alba) who, after surgery, sees terrifying visions. Strange Wilderness follows a group of nature TV show hosts who hatch a plan to find Bigfoot to boost ratings. Kids, you should know the drill by now: Guess those Tomatometers! (And read RT's interview with Alba here, and check out our Total Recall with a roundup of memorable movie moments involving eyes.)


"ZUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUL!"

Also opening this week in limited release:

  • The Silence Before Bach, a meditative, metaphorical documentary about the great composer, is at 100 percent.
  • The Witnesses, a tale of five young Parisians coping with AIDS in the 1984, is at 88 percent on the Tomatometer.
  • The Lebanese import Caramel, a comedy about a discussion of life and love between five women, is at 88 percent.
  • Live and Become, about a Jewish Ethiopian boy's life in Israel, is at 81 percent.
  • And Praying with Lior, the story of a deeply religious boy with Down syndrome, is at 71 percent.


"I've always considered Mendelssohn to be Snoop to my Dre."
 
And finally, props to Mr. Bowler, Comment, Whiskeyriver, Grover141, and Punktuate for correctly guessing Meet the Spartans' three percent Tomatometer. Remember this day, folks, for it will be yours for all time.

Recent Asian Horror Remakes:
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0% -- One Missed Call (2008)
10% -- The Grudge 2 (2006)
12% -- Pulse (2006)
45% -- Dark Water (2005)
40% -- The Grudge (2004)

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smartmoviekid writes:
on Jan 31 2008 04:29 PM

first post!! i believe 16% for the eye, and 10% for strange wilderness. Some ppl will like Alba, while happy madison films always have a very small fanbase, and the latest film will not change that.

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flamingbagofpoo writes:
on Jan 31 2008 04:51 PM

The Eye - 17%

Strange Wilderness - 14%


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a.n.t. writes:
on Jan 31 2008 04:57 PM

strange wilderness - 23%
the eye - 17%
my life - priceless


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Jimbo93 writes:
on Jan 31 2008 05:22 PM

Strange wilderness - 9%
The Eye - 11% - though I've heard the original Japanese version is good.


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mrdanny
mrdanny writes:
on Jan 31 2008 05:26 PM

The eye 12%
strange wilderness 17%

although I will say that clip with the shark laughing in strange wilderness is hysterical....


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TheGreatOne13 writes:
on Jan 31 2008 05:33 PM

Strange Wilderness 16%
The Eye 13%


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Bloody Mathias writes:
on Jan 31 2008 05:44 PM

The Eye - 40%

Strange Wilderness - 20%


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rowdyfoudy writes:
on Jan 31 2008 05:45 PM

Strange Wilderness 25%
The Eye 4%


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rowdyfoudy writes:
on Jan 31 2008 05:46 PM

Strange Wilderness 25%
The Eye 4%


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tgibfo writes:
on Jan 31 2008 06:03 PM

The Eye 12%

They never get things right in remakes, especially horror. Hitchcock was the only one to do it well and it was a remake of HIS OWN MOVIE!


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SplendidIsolation writes:
on Jan 31 2008 06:16 PM

The eye-6%
Strange wilderness-11%


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Comment writes:
on Jan 31 2008 06:47 PM

the eye - 5%
Strange wilderness-15%


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salsafish writes:
on Jan 31 2008 06:51 PM

Eye 15%
Wilderness 11%


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m_ioannidis writes:
on Jan 31 2008 06:54 PM

eye : 9%
wilderness : 21%


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livewire24 writes:
on Jan 31 2008 07:06 PM

the eye: 18%
strange wilderness: 50%

i could be way off but im trying to have faith in wilderness.


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zachmedia writes:
on Jan 31 2008 07:13 PM

The Eye: between 34%-42%
Strange Wilderness: between 6%-12%


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Utopian Evolution writes:
on Jan 31 2008 07:21 PM

This is my first post too, and what better way than to predict the percentage of, well... crap.

The Eye : 14%

Strange Wilderness : 9%


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marktime writes:
on Jan 31 2008 07:35 PM

The Eye- 3%
Strange Wilderness-26%


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schwal writes:
on Jan 31 2008 08:10 PM

The Eye 8%
strange wilderness 22%


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blender715 writes:
on Jan 31 2008 08:16 PM

The Eye - 11%
Strange Wilderness - 25%

I have no idea.


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